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Fliegerstaffel 5
''Fliegerstaffel 5'' ("Fighter Squadron 5") was a unit of the Swiss Air Force. It belonged to the Überwachungsgeschwader with Berufsfliegerkorps, professional military pilots. It was equipped with the Hawker Hunter. Its home base was Interlaken Airport, Interlaken Air Base. ''Fliegerstaffel 5'' carried as a coat of arms a black lynx with yellow eyes, which stretched its right paw with claws. From his mouth came red flames, which went into the background. The badge was round and had a white base. Under the lynx was written in black ''5ème escadrille''. Later, the badge was changed into a shield-shaped coat-of-arms with a stylized lynx head, often mistaken as a dragon head. History The unit was founded in 1925 as ''Fliegerkompanie 5'', flying Häfeli DH-5 and EKW C-35 biplanes. In 1940 they were replaced by the new Morane-Saulnier M.S.406, Morane D-3800 fighters. In 1945, during a reorganization, the unit was redesignated ''Fliegerstaffel 5''. From 1951 to 1959 ''Fliegerstaffel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawker Hunter
The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered fighter aircraft that was developed by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of the newly developed Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engine and the swept wing, and was the first jet-powered aircraft produced by Hawker to be procured by the RAF. On 7 September 1953, the modified first prototype broke the world air speed record for aircraft, achieving a speed of . The single-seat Hunter was introduced to service in 1954 as a manoeuvrable day interceptor aircraft, quickly succeeding first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. The all-weather/night fighter role was filled by the Gloster Javelin. Successively improved variants of the type were produced, adopting increasingly more capable engine models and expanding its fuel capacity amongst other modifications being implemented. Hunters were also us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
